Other Books

If you’re interested in ‘Proud to be The Dabbers’, you might also find the books listed here of interest.  They cover the plights of lower league football clubs and competitions from in and around the Cheshire area:

ASHTON TOWN - From Mill To Millennium – 50 years of Ashton Town AFC 1953-2003 by Ian Templeman (self-published, 2003)

BOOTLE - The Forgotten Rivals – A history of Bootle Football Club 1880-1893 by Tony Onslow (Countyvise, 2005)

BURSCOUGH - Green Village Heroes by John Yates & Stan Strickland (1996)

CAMMELL LAIRD - Cammell Laird Football Club Centenary Brochure by George Higham (2007)

CHESTER CITY - On The Borderline – The official history of Chester City FC 1885-1997 by Chas Sumner (Yore Pubications, 1997)

CREWE ALEXANDRA:

Crewe Alexandra Football Club 100 Greats by Harold Finch (Tempus Publishing 2003)

Crewe Alexandra Football Club Images of Sport by Harold Finch (Tempus Publishing, 1999)

Crewe Alexandra Match by Match by Marco Crisp (Soccerdata, 1998)

Crewe Alexandra Remembered by Gordon Davies (Breedon Books, 2003)

DARWEN - Darwen Football Club Memories by Paul Breeze (Posh Up North Publishing, 2001)

DROYLSDEN - Droylsden FC 1892-1952 The First Sixty Years by David Siddall

HEDNESFORD TOWN - Hednesford Town FC – 100 Years of Soccer (Wilsons Printers, 1980)

HORWICH RMI (Leigh Genesis) - The Team from The Railway Town – A history of Horwich RMI Football Club by Michael Latham (Rel8 Media, 2010)

LEEK - Football In Leek, 1870-1892, Compiled By Charles Diehl, (Allbut And Daniel, 1892)

MACCLESFIELD TOWN:

Fifty Years of Football in Macclesfield by John Earles (1925)

Saga of the Silkmen – the history of Macclesfield Town FC by Graham Phythian (Carnegie Publishing, 2001)

MARINE -The Mighty Mariners – A history of the first 100 years of Marine Association Football Club by David Wotherspoon (self-published, 1997)

NANTWICH TOWN - Centenary Dabbers – A history of Nantwich Town FC 1884-1984 by Michael Chatwin (Delmar Press, 1983)

NELSON - Nelson FC in the Football League – A complete record and Who’s Who 1921-31 by Garth Dykes (Soccerdata, 2009)

NEW BRIGHTON - New Brighton – A complete record of the Rakers in the Football League by Garth Dykes (Breedon Books, 1990)

NORTHWICH VICTORIA - A Team For All Seasons – A history of Northwich Victoria FC and the story of the Drill Field by K.R.Edwards (Cheshire Country Publishing, 1992)

PORT VALE - Port Vale Personalities by Jeff Kent (Witan Books, 1996)

RUNCORN - Gone! But Not Forgotten – Runcorn FC memories of Canal Street by Chris Darlington (Voice Publications, 2008)

STOCKPORT COUNTY -  1883-1983 100 Years Centenary by Howard Jones & Tom Turton (Stockport County FC, 1983)

TRANMERE ROVERS:

In Reserve – Tranmere Rovers in the Cheshire County League, 1919 to 1970 by Gilbert Upton (self-published, 2000)

Tranmere Rovers – The complete record by Gilbert Upton, Steve Wilson & Peter Bishop (Breedon Books, 2009)

WARRINGTON TOWN - From London Road to London Town – A history of Warrington Town Football Club by Mike Wheeler (1988)

WHITEGATE UNITED - Whitegate United – 50 years of village football 1959-2009 (C.C.Publishing Chester, 2009)

WITTON ALBION - Sons of Albion – Witton Albion Football Club 1887-1996 by George Haspell (J.Brewer & Sons Printers, 1996)

CHESHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE :

Cheshire County Football League Golden Jubilee 1919/20 to 1969/70 (Veevers & Hensman, 1970)

The Cheshire County Football League 1919 to 1982 by John Guilfoyle (self-published, 2003)

CHESHIRE SENIOR CUP - Cheshire Senior Cup 1880-1915 by Keith Clayton (Clayton Family Press, 2010) pictured above

LANCASHIRE COMBINATION - The Lancashire Combination 1891 to 1982 by John Guilfoyle (self-published, 2004)

LANCASHIRE CUP - The Lancashire Cup – A complete record 1879/80 to 2006/07 by Gordon Small (Soccerdata, 2007)

MID-CHESHIRE LEAGUE:

Golden Jubilee History, 1948-1998 by Paul Lavell (Cheshire Country Publishing, 1998)

Diamond Jubilee History, 1948-2008 by Paul Lavell (C.C.Publishing Chester, 2008)

GROUNDS:

Non-League Football Grounds of Cheshire by John Keohane (Newlands Photographic, 2005)

Non-League Football Grounds of Lancashire by Terry Gorman (Newlands Photographic, 2010)

Non-League Football Grounds of Liverpool & Manchester by Terry Gorman (Newlands Photographic, 2009)

Non-League Football Grounds of Staffordshire & Shropshire by Colin Peel & Mick Blakeman (Newlands Photographic, 2003)

 

1931

This Chronicle cartoon depicts the last time Nantwich and Chester (first team) met in league competition. Chester won this Cheshire League match 5-1 - played at Sealand Road, on 24th January 1931.